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These 12 U.S. States Have Restored Employment to Pre-Covid Levels

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By Alexandre Tanzi

January 25, 2022 at 9:04 PM UTC

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Employment is back at or above pre-pandemic levels in a dozen U.S. states.

Compared with February 2020, Arizona has added the most nonfarm jobs on its payrolls, followed by Florida, Utah, Wisconsin and Oregon, according to December data released Tuesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.